Production Lead

Ethypharm; Romford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company in Romford is seeking a Production Lead to drive production targets while ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. The ideal candidate will have managerial experience in GMP manufacturing, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to continuous improvement. This role offers a comprehensive benefits package including annual leave and a pension plan.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Business bonus scheme

Pension Plan with employer contribution

Qualifications

• 3+ years' managerial experience in pharmaceutical GMP manufacturing.
• Skilled in on-the-job training delivery.
• Fast-paced manufacturing experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe workplace through risk management and compliance.
• Ensure GMP compliance and drive process improvements.
• Lead, support, and develop staff to meet production goals.

Skills

Team Leadership

Problem-solving

Communication

Continuous Improvement

Education

A' Level/NVQ or equivalent

Degree in Engineering/Manufacturing or related field

NVQ Level 3/5 in Management/Leadership

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Production Lead - Full time - Permanent
Location - Romford

What you will do:
The role holder will report to the Orals Stream Manager. In this role you will leading your team to achieve production targets whilst meeting all expectations with respect to Health and Safety, Quality, and Delivery whilst remaining cost aware. Supporting the growth of the Production team through a coaching culture and illustrating a challenging, collaborative, continuous improvement mindset.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Safety & Compliance: Maintain a safe workplace through risk management, hazard control, and regulatory adherence.
• Product Quality: Ensure GMP compliance, supervise operations, and drive process improvements.
• Team Leadership: Lead, support, and develop staff to meet production goals and maintain motivation.
• Training & Development: Identify skills gaps, implement training plans, and ensure mandatory training completion.
• Performance Management: Use positive performance practices to address issues and encourage continuous improvement.
• Operational Oversight: Manage daily schedules, labour planning, and resource allocation.
• Continuous Improvement: Review and refine systems, tools, and processes; lead change initiatives and projects.
• Problem Solving: Investigate losses, downtime, and quality events to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
• Documentation & Audits: Maintain accurate GMP documentation, host inspections, and ensure reporting compliance.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with Engineering, Quality, and Planning to sustain BAU processes and support NPD.

About you:
The role requires clear and confident communication, both written and verbal, with strong presentation skills. You must be able to motivate yourself and others, remain calm under pressure, and handle complex or multiple issues at once with a high level of attention to detail. A problem-solver with a coaching mindset, you will be articulate, approachable, and demonstrate honesty, integrity, and accountability. You will be target-driven, able to make sound decisions, and committed to achieving results through both personal contribution and team development.

Basic skills and qualifications:
Essential

• A' Level/NVQ or equivalent.
• 3+ years' managerial experience in pharmaceutical GMP manufacturing.
• Skilled in on-the-job training delivery.
• Fast-paced manufacturing experience.
• Knowledge of minor equipment breakdowns, basic engineering, RCA, and H&S legislation.
• Degree in Engineering/Manufacturing or related field.
• Management experience in pharmaceutical GMP with large teams (15+).
• Experience with sterile/aseptic products.
• NVQ Level 3/5 in Management/Leadership.
• IOSH/NEBOSH or equivalent.

What we offer you

• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays with an opportunity to buy or sell up to an additional 5 days
• Holidays rising to 30 days with length of service
• Eligible to participate in the Company's Business bonus scheme with a potential earning of 5% of salary
• Well-being and benefits platform
• Salary Sacrifice scheme - electric vehicles with Tusker (dependent on meeting policy eligibility)
• Pension Plan - employer contribution of 5%

Please note, at present, we are unable to assist with sponsorship for right to work.

Working Hours
Sunday to Thursday night shift working 9:45pm- 6:00am.

Why Ethypharm?
Ethypharm is a leading mid-sized global pharmaceutical company that manufactures and provides essential drugs, with a focus on hospital care, central nervous system (severe pain and addiction) and internal medicine. Our commitment is to improve patients' lives and make a positive impact on society and the environment.
Ethypharm has 1,700 employees dedicated to its various pharmaceutical activities, of which 1400 are in industrial operations. Our six production sites located in France, the UK, Spain, and China have expertise in injectables and complex oral solid forms.
With a global presence in 68 countries, the company markets its products directly in Europe and China, and has strategic partnerships in the EMEA, NA, LATAM and APAC markets. Ethypharm works closely with the authorities and healthcare professionals to ensure that its medicines are used appropriately and that patients have access to them.

Location
Our Romford facility is located 20 miles from the centre of London and consists of over 6700 square metres of a high-quality, modern pharmaceutical facility where we mix, fill, sterilise, inspect, pack, and label a wide range of medicines.